State v. Bolton

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOHN BOLTON (SC 20856) Mullins, C. J., and McDonald, D’Auria, Ecker, Alexander, Dannehy and Bright, Js. Syllabus Convicted of murder and criminal possession of a firearm in connection with the shooting death of the victim, the defendant appealed to this court. After the jury foreperson announced that the jury had reached a verdict and the jurors collectively confirmed their guilty verdict, defense counsel asked that the jurors be polled individually. The first five jurors of the twelve person jury confirmed the verdict, but the sixth juror, S.C., expressed equivocation…